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With new technique, UF astronomers find potassium in giant planet’s atmosphere

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Any driver who’s seen deer silhouetted by the headlights of an oncoming car knows that vital information can be conveyed by the outlines of objects.

Filed under Astronomy, Research, Sciences on Tuesday, August 31, 2010.

Astronomers find two large planets, plus possible super-Earth-size one

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of three University of Florida astronomers contributed to the Kepler spacecraft’s discovery of two Saturn-sized planets, plus a possible third planet with a radius just one-and-a-half times that of Earth, orbiting a distant star.

Filed under Astronomy, Research, Sciences on Thursday, August 26, 2010.

UF study shows carnivore species shrank during global warming event

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida study indicates extinct carnivorous mammals shrank in size during a global warming event that occurred 55 million years ago.

Filed under Environment, Research, Sciences on Tuesday, August 24, 2010.

UF one of first to receive two NSF research, education grants in same cycle

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is one of the first institutions to receive two Partnership for International Research and Education Grants from the National Science Foundation in a single award cycle.

Filed under Engineering, Research, Sciences on Thursday, August 5, 2010.